internet marketing

Developing a Successful Email Newsletter – Part 2

February 04, 2013 |

Last week Jeanne Jennings spoke about taking a reader-driven approach to your email newsletter campaign. This week her blog continues to discuss how to develop content and measure your newsletter’s success. Continue reading

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Guest Blogger Jeanne Jennings – Email Marketing Expert

January 28, 2013 |

Looking for ways to improve your marketing efforts? So was McKinley when we worked together last spring to develop a successful monthly email newsletter for their business clients and prospects. Continue reading

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The Evolution of Social Media in the Retail Industry

December 18, 2012 |

In an effort to capture online consumers, many brick and mortar stores have developed digital strategies to accommodate customer demand for making online purchases. Each evolution of e-commerce is creating a new wave as to how brands are using social media to influence customers. Continue reading

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Marketing Automation Tool Rankings

June 18, 2012 |

Marketers have a plethora of marketing automation software options available to measure web analytics, social media reach, email marketing, and SEO. Many marketers are still using three to four platforms to measure a variety of marketing campaigns, which is unnecessary. Continue reading

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Capitalizing on Google Places Pages

November 02, 2010 |

Google Places, essentially free online yellow pages, can be turned into an effective marketing tool in a few easy steps because it offers more personalization options than most businesses realize.  Jay Ehret of The Marketing Spot offers a detailed tutorial video and some great information on how to best maximize… Continue reading

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Google’s New Approach to Advertising

July 15, 2010 |

There is a new face in advertising and it’s not who you might think – it’s Google.  In the past, the search engine giant has stayed away from traditional means of advertising, but in the recent months has begun to experiment in ways to market their newer products and services. … Continue reading

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Social Media Explained

July 13, 2010 |

With the internet constantly changing, online trends, terms, and lingo can get a little confusing.  Hubspot recently did us all a favor by providing a go-to marketing dictionary where they define 101 terms related to all things social media.  It’s a great one-stop resource that I plan to use as… Continue reading

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Online Advertising A (Potential) Frustration for Consumers

November 04, 2009 |

According to a recent poll conducted by the LinkedIn Research Network/Harris Poll, nearly three-quarters (74%) of marketers are using internet advertising.  However, as online advertising has expanded with technology over the years, consumer annoyance has grown alongside it.  The same poll showed that characteristics of internet advertising that are the… Continue reading

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Negative Online Reviews Can Be Positive for Business

October 13, 2009 |

I recently stumbled on an interesting article about the effects of online customer reviews.  Internet shoppers rank reviews as the most desired feature of a Web site, according to a recent survey by Forrester Research. 1 It goes without saying that positive reviews on a product/service/company can have a tremendous… Continue reading

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